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In 2006, Endesa, ENEL and Colbún decided together to found the company Hidroaysen for the construction of 5 large dams for power production in Patagonia, Chile.
The dams should arise on the Pascua and Baker rivers.

The project also foresees that the energy will be transported across the country to supply the capital and the mines of the north.To this end, it is planned to build a power line that would cross 2300 km long well 51% of the territories of Chile. 16 protected areas and 32 public private protected areas will lost.If the project will be completed also the Mapuche people are soon loosing their territory.Plus, blocking the rivers already mentioned the whole region’s climate and ecosystems would be altered .

The government of Chile, through the mouth of the energy minster Ricardo Ranieri, has already been shown to support the draft Hidroaysen .The parliament of Chile has no legal means to oppose strongly the project, only a few politicians (bancada green) are opposed to Hidroaysen.For these reasons in November 2007 hundreds of people, tired of the arrogance and economic policy Hidroaysen have headed Aysen by horse-back-riding, protesting peacefully.From the day of that spontaneous movement „represas Patagonia (Patagonia without dams) grew more and more to count the participation of over 70 associations throughout Chile.

Again we see the big industries oppress the native cultures and devastate valuable ecosystems for all mankind. While the native Maya struggle against the destruction of their communities in Guatemala, the Chilean people is mobilized to protect, among other things, the existence of communities Mapuche.A common element to the case of Guatemala and that of Chile: a commitment ’s ENEL to pursue projects that not only endanger nature, destroy peoples of ancient culture.after all this, we Anonymous we reiterate: lords of big business, your energy has no value when compared to the beauty of natural ecosystems. Your wealth is nothing compared to the culture of the ancient Maya people and Mapuche of Chile and Guatemala,

Anonymous is with you in the fight alongside the native peoples, against the mean oppression of money!